Oak Hill Elementary School
Public elementary school in Salem, Missouri · Oak Hill R-I School District · Grades K–8
Oak Hill Elementary School serves 149 students in grades K–8 in Salem (Dent County). It is the only school in Oak Hill R-I School District. By enrollment it is the 1003rd largest of 1,202 public elementary schools in Missouri (median 327 students). With 11.9 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as the typical Missouri elementary school (12.3).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,202 Missouri elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 12.5 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | K–8 |
| District | Oak Hill R-I School District |
| County | Dent County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 292304001319 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Oak Hill R-I | Missouri elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 149 | 149 | 327 |
| Students per teacher | 11.9 | 11.9 | 12.3 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 64.4% | 64.4% | 53.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 41% of Missouri elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Oak Hill Elementary School in context
Size
Oak Hill Elementary School is the only school in Oak Hill R-I School District, so its 149 students are the district's whole enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 10.1 miles away and have a median of 208 students, so Oak Hill Elementary School is smaller than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 3 with 25 students, and its smallest is grade 8 with 11, against an average of 17 per grade. This year grade 8 has 35% fewer students than kindergarten (11 against 17). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 98% of enrollment, a higher share than across Missouri public schools (66.9%).
64.4% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch and a median of 53.6% for Missouri elementary schools. 30.2% are directly certified for free meals, meaning their families take part in programs such as SNAP or TANF, so no application was needed. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. State shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Oak Hill Elementary School has 12.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 11.9 students per teacher. At the median Missouri elementary school ratio of 12.3, a school with 149 students would have about 12.1 teachers, so Oak Hill Elementary School has about as many as that.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri elementary schools (12.3).
Location
NCES classifies its location as rural, distant, which means it is in rural territory 5 to 25 miles from an urbanized area, or 2.5 to 10 miles from a town. The nearest other elementary school is Salem Upper Elementary School, 4.2 miles away in Salem R-80 School District. There is 1 elementary school within 5 miles and 4 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 98% |
| Black | 1.3% |
| Two or more races | 0.7% |
45.6% of students are girls and 54.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Kindergarten | 17 |
| Grade 1 | 16 |
| Grade 2 | 12 |
| Grade 3 | 25 |
| Grade 4 | 16 |
| Grade 5 | 23 |
| Grade 6 | 16 |
| Grade 7 | 13 |
| Grade 8 | 11 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
6200 S Hwy 19, Salem, MO 65560
Phone: (573)729-5618
Website: district.oakhillr1.k12.mo.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Oak Hill Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salem Upper Elementary School | Salem R-80 | 4.2 mi | 335 | 13 | 100% |
| Wm. H. Lynch Elementary School | Salem R-80 | 5.2 mi | 257 | 14.7 | 100% |
| Green Forest Elementary School | Green Forest R-II | 6.1 mi | 152 | 10.5 | 61.2% |
| North Wood Elementary School | North Wood R-IV | 7.6 mi | 155 | 10.4 | 63.9% |
| Dent-Phelps Elementary School | Dent-Phelps R-III | 12.5 mi | 256 | 11 | 50% |
| Bunker Elementary School | Bunker R-III | 18.9 mi | 105 | 13.6 | 78.1% |
| Licking Elementary School | Licking R-VIII | 19.1 mi | 416 | 13.4 | 100% |
| Phelps County Elementary School | Phelps County R-III | 22.8 mi | 160 | 10.8 | 47.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.